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“Will Training Help?”

Again this week, I’m taking my cues from a discussion on the Chief Learning Officer LinkedIn group page.  The discussion centered on what skills are required of an instructional designer (ID). What struck me this time, however, was not the main question but one person’s response. He said a required skill that an ID needs

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A CEO Walks Into A Bar…

No, the title of this post isn’t the setup to a joke. As a training leader, what do you say when you run into your CEO at the local watering hole? In the elevator? As you pass in the hallway? This train of thought started for me when I read comments on a discussion started

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Can Businesses and Trainers Learn to Speak the Same Language?

Business Language vs. Training Language How do you make others understand you if you don’t speak their language? I don’t mean your native tongue. I mean business language vs. training language. In our field, trainers explain the value of training in learning objectives. A learning objective describes exactly what a student will learn from a

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With Training, Thinking Doesn’t Translate to Doing

A couple weeks back, we talked about measurement. The gist was that if something needs to change in your organization, you have to measure it to change it. There’s more to this story, however. Often companies think that to measure they need to ask if someone thinks the training applies or that they will use

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5 Ways Education and Training Differ…And Why It Matters

Education. Training. Are we simply playing a game of semantics? No, not really, although there can be differences in how certain fields describe learning. (For instance, the health care field almost always uses the term “education” rather than the term “training.”) But when we’re talking about learning development, there are appreciable differences between education and

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To Change It, Measure It…and Measure What Matters

“If you begin to measure something, people will change the way they behave.” “If you get what you measure, then measure what you want.” “You are what you measure.” “If you can measure it, you can change it.” “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” What Change Do You Need to Measure? It’s obvious how

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Do Learners Need to Know How to Swim or How Not to Drown

Few would argue that in today’s business environment: Change is the only constant. You must do more with less. You must do more in less time. It’s survival of the fittest. Competition is brutal. Are Learners Drowning in “To-Do” Lists? Many workers are stretched thin and feel as if they are drowning in responsibilities that

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Passing a Post Test Matters, But On-the-Job Performance Matters More

Passing the Test is Not the Point “Teaching to the test.” You’ve heard that phrase before, but it’s likely been leveled at primary school teachers and students. However, it also applies to business training. We’re working on a new case study about a healthcare organization that has been trained to use Business Impact 2.0. This

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Training—Is It Overhead or Essential? A Cost Center or a Business Partner?

Why Training Gets No Respect The Rodney Dangerfield of budget cutting time, training can’t get no respect. If you’re a training professional, you know exactly what I’m talking about. When times get tough, you wonder how long it’ll take before your budget hits the chopping block. But why does that happen? The answer is simple:

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Why Do Training Professionals Have an Identity Crisis?

As I work with some of my clients, there’s a common theme: Some training professionals don’t know what their function is. Don’t get me wrong! These pros have solid skills. They love to solve problems. They know the value of learning. That’s why they became training pros in the first place. What Is the True

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